President Zelenskyy of Ukraine said that Moscow launched around 100 drones and 120 missiles.
As the world was ready to commemorate 1,000 days since Moscow’s full-scale military operation, Russia launched a huge strike on Ukraine on Sunday, killing 11 people in many regions and causing damage to the already vulnerable energy sector.
In anticipation of a much-feared winter, the state grid operator said Monday that emergency power limitations would be imposed nationwide.
According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Moscow targeted Kiev as well as the southern, central, and far-western regions of the nation with 120 missiles and nearly 100 drones.
As Moscow’s assault approaches its 1,000th day, which will be commemorated at the United Nations on Monday, the attack, which officials said was among Russia’s biggest, occurred.
There were reports of fatalities in the regions of Mykolaiv, Lviv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odessa.
Firefighters in the Odessa region hosted down severely damaged houses as rescuers rushed on the scene.
A challenging winter
The attack comes at a time when Moscow has been steadily advancing in Ukraine’s east and with the anticipated return of Donald Trump to the White House, raising worries over the future of US backing for Kiev.
Given that Russia has already severely destroyed Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, many fear that the third winter of war may be the most difficult yet.
Grid operator Ukrenergo announced on social media that “consumption restriction measures will be enforced in all regions tomorrow, November 18.” “The reason for the temporary return of restrictions is the damage to power facilities during today’s massive missile and drone attack.”
Zelenskyy has warned that Russia has already destroyed half of Ukraine’s energy production potential.
The massive assault on Sunday followed two days after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt Moscow’s aggression in a phone contact with the Kremlin leader for the first time in nearly two years.
The “essential energy infrastructure supporting the Ukrainian military-industrial complex” was the goal, according to Moscow, which said that it had struck all of its targets.
